A smart order insertion device for urgent orders in a VMI scenario

Abstract

This invention provides an intelligent order insertion device for urgent orders in a VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) scenario, belonging to the field of supply chain management equipment technology. It includes a vertical cabinet, and a motherboard, memory, power module, and communication module housed inside the cabinet. The front panel of the cabinet is equipped with a touch screen, and the sides of the cabinet have multiple data interfaces. The motherboard integrates a data acquisition module, an urgent order receiving module, an inventory matching unit, an intelligent production scheduling module, a plan issuance module, a display module, an early warning module, and a supplier collaboration interface module. By setting up a data acquisition module that communicates with the VMI system in real time, this invention can acquire real-time material inventory data in the VMI warehouse and supplier in-transit material data, achieving automatic verification of material completeness before urgent order insertion decisions. This effectively solves the technical problem in existing technologies where material shortages are only discovered after an order has been inserted.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of supply chain management equipment technology, and in particular to an intelligent order insertion device for urgent orders in a VMI scenario. Background Technology

[0002] Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a collaborative inventory management strategy aimed at achieving the lowest cost for both suppliers and buyers. Suppliers automatically manage inventory and replenish stock based on real-time inventory data and agreed-upon inventory thresholds. Under the VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) model, manufacturers typically require suppliers to set up warehouses within a certain range of the assembly site, aiming for near-zero inventory at the beginning of production, with goods only being moved when needed. However, in production practice, customer demands change rapidly, and urgent orders occur frequently. Traditional VMI management systems face the following technical challenges: First, there is a lack of rapid assessment capabilities for urgent orders. When the sales department receives urgent orders, it cannot know the availability of materials in the VMI warehouse or the current load of production equipment in real time, and production scheduling decisions often rely on human experience.

[0003] Secondly, production scheduling adjustments are time-consuming and prone to errors. When faced with urgent orders, manually adjusting the production schedule often takes several hours, and there is no unified record of inserted orders, which can easily disrupt the original plan.

[0004] Third, material coordination is difficult after an order is placed. Since the material inventory in the VMI warehouse belongs to the supplier, material allocation involves the collaboration of multiple parties such as suppliers and third-party logistics. The existing system is unable to update material requirements in real time and coordinate with suppliers for allocation after an order is placed.

[0005] Fourth, existing systems struggle to quantify the impact of order insertion schemes across multiple dimensions, such as equipment load, cost changes, and order delays, thus failing to provide data support for order acceptance decisions. A search revealed that there is currently no dedicated equipment in the existing technology specifically designed for the urgent order insertion needs in VMI scenarios. Therefore, there is an urgent need to provide a smart order insertion device for urgent orders in VMI scenarios to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The purpose of this invention is to solve the problems existing in the above-mentioned background technology, and to propose an intelligent order insertion device for urgent orders in VMI scenarios.

[0007] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solution: A smart order insertion device for urgent orders in a VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) scenario includes a vertical cabinet, and a motherboard, memory, power module, and communication module disposed inside the vertical cabinet. The front panel of the vertical cabinet is equipped with a touch display screen, and the side of the vertical cabinet is provided with multiple data interfaces. The motherboard integrates a data acquisition module, an urgent order receiving module, an inventory matching unit, an intelligent production scheduling module, a plan issuance module, a display module, an early warning module, and a supplier collaboration interface module. The intelligent production scheduling module includes a constraint calculation unit, a multi-scheme deduction unit, and a scheme selection unit.

[0008] Preferably, the data acquisition module is connected to the database of the VMI system for real-time acquisition of material inventory data in the VMI warehouse, supplier in-transit material data, and equipment load data in the manufacturing execution system.

[0009] Preferably, the urgent order receiving module is connected to the data acquisition module and is used to receive externally input urgent order information, which includes product model, order quantity and delivery date.

[0010] Preferably, the inventory matching unit is connected to the data acquisition module and the urgent order receiving module respectively, and is used to query the material inventory data in the VMI warehouse according to the product model in the urgent order information, determine whether the materials are complete, and output the completeness judgment result.

[0011] Preferably, the constraint calculation unit is used to acquire production equipment information, process route information, and bill of materials information, and calculate the equipment hours and manpower hours required for order insertion based on the finite capacity scheduling algorithm; the multi-scheme deduction unit is connected to the constraint calculation unit and is used to generate at least two order insertion scheduling schemes based on the calculation results of the constraint calculation unit, and to quantitatively evaluate the impact of each scheme from three dimensions: order delay days, equipment load change rate, and cost change; the scheme selection unit is connected to the multi-scheme deduction unit and is used to select the optimal order insertion scheme from the at least two order insertion scheduling schemes according to the principle of minimum disturbance.

[0012] Preferably, the plan distribution module is communicatively connected to the intelligent scheduling module and the manufacturing execution system, respectively, and is used to distribute the optimal order insertion scheme to the manufacturing execution system and the warehouse management system for execution.

[0013] Preferably, the display module is connected to the data acquisition module, the urgent order receiving module, the inventory matching unit, the intelligent production scheduling module, and the plan issuance module, respectively, and is also connected to the touch screen to control the touch screen to display in real time the VMI inventory status, the urgent order receiving status, the completeness judgment result, the quantitative evaluation result of each order insertion scheme, and the execution status of the optimal order insertion scheme.

[0014] Preferably, the early warning module is connected to the display module and is used to issue an early warning signal when a risk of delay in a work-in-progress order or a resource conflict is detected during the order insertion process, and to display the early warning information through the touch screen.

[0015] Preferably, the supplier collaboration interface module is connected to the inventory matching unit and the plan issuance module respectively, and is used to automatically send a material replenishment notification to the terminal of the corresponding supplier after the order insertion is executed.

[0016] Preferably, the communication module is connected to the motherboard and is used to communicate with the cloud server to realize remote updates and maintenance of the production scheduling model.

[0017] In the above solution, by setting up a data acquisition module that communicates with the VMI system in real time, it is possible to obtain material inventory data in the VMI warehouse and supplier material data in transit in real time. This enables automatic verification of material completeness before the decision to insert urgent orders, which can effectively solve the technical problem of material shortages being discovered only after the order has been inserted in the existing technology.

[0018] In the above solution, by setting up a multi-scheme simulation unit and a scheme selection unit in the intelligent scheduling module, multiple scheduling schemes can be automatically generated and quantitatively evaluated from multiple dimensions after receiving urgent order information. The optimal scheme is selected according to the principle of minimizing disturbance, reducing the scheduling adjustment time from several hours to less than 30 seconds, while avoiding the problem of disrupting the production plan. Attached Figure Description

[0019] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and form part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the specification, further serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure and enable those skilled in the art to implement and use the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a structural block diagram of the intelligent order insertion device for urgent orders in the VMI scenario of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the device's external structure according to the present invention; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the device of the present invention; Figure 4 This is a flowchart of the overall algorithm of the present invention; Figure 5 This is a detailed flowchart of the scheduling optimization part of the present invention.

[0021] [Figure Labels] 1. Data Acquisition Module; 2. Urgent Order Receiving Module; 3. Inventory Matching Unit; 4. Intelligent Production Scheduling Module; 5. Plan Issuance Module; 6. Display Module; 7. Early Warning Module; 8. Supplier Collaboration Interface Module; 9. Vertical Cabinet; 10. Motherboard; 11. Memory; 12. Communication Module; 13. Data Interface; 14. Power Supply Module; 401. Constraint Calculation Unit; 402. Multi-Solution Derivation Unit; 403. Solution Selection Unit; 901. Touch Screen Display.

[0022] As shown in the figure, specific structures and devices are labeled in the figure to clearly illustrate the structure of the embodiments of the present invention. However, this is only for illustrative purposes and is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific structure, device and environment. Those skilled in the art can adjust or modify these devices and environments according to specific needs, and such adjustments or modifications are still included in the scope of the appended claims. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0024] In the description of this invention, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," and "counterclockwise," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this invention.

[0025] like Figures 1-5 The present invention provides an intelligent order insertion device for urgent orders in a VMI scenario, comprising a vertical cabinet 9, and a motherboard 10, a memory 11, a power module 14, and a communication module 12 disposed inside the vertical cabinet 9. The front panel of the vertical cabinet 9 is equipped with a touch screen display 901, and the side of the vertical cabinet 9 is provided with multiple data interfaces 13. The motherboard 10 integrates a data acquisition module 1, an urgent order receiving module 2, an inventory matching unit 3, an intelligent production scheduling module 4, a plan issuance module 5, a display module 6, an early warning module 7, and a supplier collaboration interface module 8. The intelligent production scheduling module 4 includes a constraint calculation unit 401, a multi-scheme deduction unit 402, and a scheme selection unit 403.

[0026] In this embodiment, the data acquisition module 1 is connected to the database of the VMI system to collect material inventory data in the VMI warehouse, supplier in-transit material data, and equipment load data in the manufacturing execution system in real time.

[0027] In this embodiment, the urgent order receiving module 2 is connected to the data acquisition module 1 and is used to receive externally input urgent order information, which includes product model, order quantity and delivery date.

[0028] In this embodiment, the inventory matching unit 3 is connected to the data acquisition module 1 and the urgent order receiving module 2 respectively. It is used to query the material inventory data in the VMI warehouse according to the product model in the urgent order information, determine whether the materials are complete, and output the completeness judgment result.

[0029] In this embodiment, the constraint calculation unit 401 is used to acquire production equipment information, process route information, and bill of materials information, and calculate the equipment hours and manpower hours required for order insertion based on the finite capacity scheduling algorithm; the multi-scheme deduction unit 402 is connected to the constraint calculation unit 401, and is used to generate at least two order insertion scheduling schemes based on the calculation results of the constraint calculation unit 401, and to quantitatively evaluate the impact of each scheme from three dimensions: order delay days, equipment load change rate, and cost change; the scheme selection unit 403 is connected to the multi-scheme deduction unit 402, and is used to select the optimal order insertion scheme from at least two order insertion scheduling schemes according to the principle of minimum disturbance.

[0030] In this embodiment, the planning module 5 is communicatively connected to the intelligent scheduling module 4 and the manufacturing execution system, respectively, and is used to issue the optimal order insertion plan to the manufacturing execution system and the warehouse management system for execution.

[0031] In this embodiment, the display module 6 is connected to the data acquisition module 1, the urgent order receiving module 2, the inventory matching unit 3, the intelligent production scheduling module 4, and the plan issuance module 5, respectively, and is connected to the touch screen 901. It is used to control the touch screen 901 to display the VMI inventory status, the urgent order receiving status, the completeness judgment result, the quantitative evaluation result of each insertion scheme, and the execution status of the optimal insertion scheme in real time.

[0032] In this embodiment, the early warning module 7 is connected to the display module 6 and is used to issue an early warning signal when the risk of delay in the work-in-progress order or resource conflict is detected during the order insertion process, and to display the early warning information through the touch screen 901.

[0033] In this embodiment, the supplier collaboration interface module 8 is connected to the inventory matching unit 3 and the plan issuance module 5 respectively, and is used to automatically send a material replenishment notification to the terminal of the corresponding supplier after the order insertion is executed.

[0034] In this embodiment, the communication module 12 is connected to the motherboard 10 and is used to communicate with the cloud server to realize remote updates and maintenance of the production scheduling model.

[0035] The technical solution provided by this invention involves a data acquisition module 1 that communicates with the database of the VMI system to collect real-time material inventory data in the VMI warehouse, supplier in-transit material data, and equipment load data in the Manufacturing Execution System (MES). The data acquisition module 1 and the VMI system use an EDI or API interface for real-time data synchronization, with a data refresh frequency of no less than once per minute. The urgent order receiving module 2 is connected to the data acquisition module 1 and is used to receive urgent order information input from external sources. Urgent order information can be manually entered through the urgent order input interface on the touch screen 901, or it can be automatically obtained by scanning a code or by connecting to the enterprise resource planning system. Urgent order information includes at least the product model, order quantity, and delivery date. The inventory matching unit 3 is connected to the data acquisition module 1 and the urgent order receiving module 2, respectively. It is used to query the material inventory data in the VMI warehouse based on the product model in the urgent order information, determine whether the materials are complete, and output the completeness judgment result. If the inventory in the VMI warehouse is insufficient, the inventory matching unit 3 further queries the supplier's material in transit data collected by the data acquisition module 1 to calculate whether the estimated arrival time of the materials can meet the delivery date requirements of the urgent order. like Figure 1 As shown, the intelligent scheduling module 4 includes a constraint calculation unit 401, a multi-scheme deduction unit 402, and a scheme selection unit 403; The constraint calculation unit 401 is used to acquire production equipment information, process route information, and bill of materials information, and calculates the equipment and manpower hours required for order insertion based on the finite capacity scheduling algorithm. Production equipment information includes equipment type, quantity, current load, and available time window; process route information includes the process route for each product, standard time for each process, and sequential constraints between processes; and bill of materials information includes the various materials required for the product and their quantities. The multi-scheme simulation unit 402 is connected to the constraint calculation unit 401 and is used to generate at least two production scheduling schemes for rush orders based on the calculation results of the constraint calculation unit 401. The multi-scheme simulation unit 402 embeds a production scheduling algorithm model based on constraint theory, which can complete the calculation and simulation of the production scheduling scheme within 30 seconds after receiving urgent order information. For each production scheduling scheme, the multi-scheme simulation unit 402 performs quantitative evaluation from three dimensions: order delay days, equipment load change rate, and cost change. Specifically, the order delay days evaluation refers to calculating the impact of the rush order scheme on the delivery date of each work-in-process order and outputting the delay days for each work-in-process order; the equipment load change rate evaluation refers to calculating the percentage change in load of each piece of equipment before and after the implementation of the rush order scheme; and the cost change evaluation refers to calculating the increase in overtime costs, line change costs, and expedited material procurement costs caused by the rush order. The scheme selection unit 403 is connected to the multi-scheme deduction unit 402 and is used to select the optimal order insertion scheme from at least two order insertion scheduling schemes according to the principle of minimizing disturbance. The principle of minimizing disturbance refers to minimizing the total delay days of work-in-progress, minimizing the fluctuation range of equipment load, and minimizing the increase in overall production costs. The scheme selection unit 403 performs a weighted comprehensive score on the evaluation results of the three dimensions and selects the scheme with the highest comprehensive score as the optimal order insertion scheme.

[0036] The planning and distribution module 5 communicates with both the intelligent scheduling module 4 and the manufacturing execution system (MES) to distribute the optimal order insertion plan to the MES and warehouse management system (WMS) for execution. The planning and distribution module 5 supports one-click distribution; once a new plan is distributed, it automatically overwrites the original production schedule and triggers updates to the production tasks in the MES system and the material outbound tasks in the WMS system. Display module 6 is connected to data acquisition module 1, urgent order receiving module 2, inventory matching unit 3, intelligent production scheduling module 4, and plan issuance module 5, respectively, and is also connected to touch screen display 901. It controls the touch screen display 901 to display in real time the VMI inventory status, urgent order receiving status, completeness judgment results, quantitative evaluation results of each order insertion scheme, and the execution status of the optimal order insertion scheme. The touch screen display 901 has an urgent order input interface, an inventory status monitoring interface, and a production scheduling scheme comparison interface.

[0037] Based on the above embodiments, this embodiment also includes an early warning module 7. The early warning module 7 is connected to the display module 6 and is used to issue an early warning signal when a risk of delay in work-in-progress orders or resource conflicts is detected during the order insertion process, and to display the early warning information on the touch screen 901. Specifically, after the optimal order insertion plan is issued, the early warning module 7 continuously monitors the production execution status. When it detects that the deviation between the actual production progress and the planned schedule exceeds a preset threshold, or when it detects a conflict in equipment resources or human resources, it immediately issues an early warning signal through the touch screen 901, prompting management personnel to intervene and make timely adjustments. Based on the above embodiments, this embodiment also includes a supplier collaboration interface module 8. The supplier collaboration interface module 8 is connected to both the inventory matching unit 3 and the planning and distribution module 5, and is used to automatically send material replenishment notifications to the corresponding supplier's terminal after the order insertion is executed. Specifically, when the inventory matching unit 3 determines that the materials in the VMI warehouse are insufficient to support urgent order production, or when the planning and distribution module 5 completes the order insertion plan distribution, the supplier collaboration interface module 8 automatically generates a material replenishment notification and sends it to the relevant supplier's information system via EDI, email, or API interface, notifying the supplier to replenish the VMI HUB warehouse in a timely manner.

[0038] This invention encompasses any substitutions, modifications, equivalent methods, and solutions made within the spirit and scope of this invention. To provide the public with a thorough understanding of this invention, specific details are described in detail in the following preferred embodiments; however, those skilled in the art will fully understand the invention even without these details. Furthermore, to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding of the essence of this invention, well-known methods, processes, procedures, components, and circuits are not described in detail.

[0039] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A smart order insertion device for urgent orders in a VMI scenario, characterized in that, The system includes a vertical cabinet (9), and a motherboard (10), a memory (11), a power module (14), and a communication module (12) installed inside the vertical cabinet (9). The front panel of the vertical cabinet (9) is equipped with a touch screen (901), and the side of the vertical cabinet (9) is provided with multiple data interfaces (13). The motherboard (10) integrates a data acquisition module (1), an urgent order receiving module (2), an inventory matching unit (3), an intelligent scheduling module (4), a plan issuance module (5), a display module (6), an early warning module (7), and a supplier collaboration interface module (8). The intelligent scheduling module (4) includes a constraint calculation unit (401), a multi-scheme deduction unit (402), and a scheme selection unit (403).

2. The intelligent order insertion device for urgent orders in a VMI scenario according to claim 1, characterized in that: The data acquisition module (1) is connected to the database of the VMI system and is used to collect material inventory data, supplier in-transit material data and equipment load data in the manufacturing execution system in real time.

3. The intelligent order insertion device for urgent orders in a VMI scenario according to claim 2, characterized in that: The urgent order receiving module (2) is connected to the data acquisition module (1) and is used to receive externally input urgent order information, which includes product model, order quantity and delivery date.

4. The intelligent order insertion device for urgent orders in a VMI scenario according to claim 3, characterized in that: The inventory matching unit (3) is connected to the data acquisition module (1) and the urgent order receiving module (2) respectively. It is used to query the material inventory data in the VMI warehouse according to the product model in the urgent order information, determine whether the materials are complete, and output the completeness judgment result.

5. The intelligent order insertion device for urgent orders in a VMI scenario according to claim 4, characterized in that: The constraint calculation unit (401) is used to acquire production equipment information, process route information and bill of materials information, and calculate the equipment hours and manpower hours required for inserting orders based on the finite capacity scheduling algorithm; the multi-scheme deduction unit (402) is connected to the constraint calculation unit (401), and is used to generate at least two insert order scheduling schemes based on the calculation results of the constraint calculation unit (401), and to quantitatively evaluate the impact of each scheme from three dimensions: order delay days, equipment load change rate and cost change; the scheme selection unit (403) is connected to the multi-scheme deduction unit (402), and is used to select the optimal insert order scheme from the at least two insert order scheduling schemes according to the principle of minimum disturbance.

6. The intelligent order insertion device for urgent orders in a VMI scenario according to claim 5, characterized in that: The plan distribution module (5) is connected to the intelligent scheduling module (4) and the manufacturing execution system respectively, and is used to distribute the optimal order insertion scheme to the manufacturing execution system and the warehouse management system for execution.

7. The intelligent order insertion device for urgent orders in a VMI scenario according to claim 6, characterized in that: The display module (6) is connected to the data acquisition module (1), the urgent order receiving module (2), the inventory matching unit (3), the intelligent production scheduling module (4), and the plan issuance module (5), respectively, and is connected to the touch screen (901) to control the touch screen (901) to display the VMI inventory status, the urgent order receiving status, the completeness judgment result, the quantitative evaluation result of each insertion scheme, and the execution status of the optimal insertion scheme in real time.

8. The intelligent order insertion device for urgent orders in a VMI scenario according to claim 7, characterized in that: The early warning module (7) is connected to the display module (6) and is used to issue an early warning signal when the risk of delay in the order being processed or resource conflict is detected during the order insertion process, and to display the early warning information through the touch screen (901).

9. The intelligent order insertion device for urgent orders in a VMI scenario according to claim 8, characterized in that: The supplier collaboration interface module (8) is connected to the inventory matching unit (3) and the plan issuance module (5) respectively, and is used to automatically send a material replenishment notification to the terminal of the corresponding supplier after the order insertion is executed.

10. The intelligent order insertion device for urgent orders in a VMI scenario according to claims 1-9, characterized in that: The communication module (12) is connected to the motherboard (10) and is used to communicate with the cloud server to realize remote updates and maintenance of the production scheduling model.

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